Toy.



.J. J.- MANCHESTER.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. I9II.

1,241,535. Patented 0%.- 2,1917.

JEROME J IVIANCI-IESTLER, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

TOY.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

Application filed. February 23, 1917. Serial No.'150,434.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEROME J. MANCHES- TER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Toy; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a toy for amusement purposes, composed of a spiral guideway which will guide the traveling object and at the same time cause it to revolve as it is carried downward by force of gravity.

The main feature of the invention is the construction of the traveling object whereby it will have two bearings adapted to engage the spiral guide and steady it in its downward revolving movement. This construction prevents any wabbling of the traveling object, and steadies it so that it will more readily descend and revolve about the guide. In the ordinary construction of toys of this kind there is a single bearing which permits the object to get out of alinement with the guide thereby causing it to wedge and stop or be slowed down by friction. The construction which will be hereinafter described is so designed as to avoid this disadvantage.

Another feature of the invention is the construction of the traveling object wherein it has a plurality of crossbars connecting the wings, which extend through the spiral guide.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

Figure 1 shows the toy in elevation. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view showing a perspective of the traveling object and a portion of the guide. Fig. 3 is a plan viewlooking down.

on Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is the same as Fig. 1 showing a modified form. Fig. 5 is a plan view looking down on Fig. 4.

In the drawings there is shown a guide 10 constructed of metal wire and formed in a spiral as shown. Loosely mounted in the guide there is a traveling object 11 which is provided with oppositely extending wings 12 which may be of any desired form or shape. Connecting the adjacent periphery or edge of each wing there are bars 13 which are integral with said wings and extend outwardly therefrom at an angle. The upper and lower bars are provided with vertically extending pins 114: and are so arranged that they are offset at their junction with said pins, one side being on a higher plane than the other, as shown in the drawings. The pins 114 are adapted to be centrally and longitudinally disposed in the spiral guide while each bar extends through a single loop. The offset of the bars permits the lower side to bear on the spiral guide and the other side which is slightly above it to bear on the opposite side of the loop as shown in the drawings. This forms a double bearing, one on each side of the spiral guide thereby steadying the traveling object an preventing its wabbling or wedging. In addition to the bars 13 there is provided a central bar 14 joining the wings and extending parallel to one side of the spiral loop so as not to engage it at any time.

When the guide is held in the position shown in Fig. 1, gravity will exert a downward force on the object but the spirally disposed guide will engage the two bearings or the lower bars 13 and force them to revolve around the spiral guide during the downward travel of the object. When the traveling object has reached the lower end of the guide the guide may be reversed so that the object will again be at the top. This will reverse the revolving motion of the object and it will again descend the guide.

The invention claimed is: I

1. In a toy, the combination with a spiral guide, a winged traveling member, and a vertical member within said guide, of pairs of bars joining said winged member to said vertical member with a point on the upper side of each of one pair of bars and a point on the underside of each of another pair of .bars bearing on said guide, whereby said winged member will be caused to revolve during the downward movement thereof.

joining each of said Wings to the upper porbear on the underside of said guide whereby tion of said vertical member and an arm said Winged member Will be caused to rejoining eachof said wings to the lower por- ,volve during its downward movement. 10

tion ofisaid yertical member-Wherebyeaeh of In witnesswhereofg'l' have hereunto affixed 5 said arms will have bearings at opposite my signature.

sides of sald splral guide, and one of said arms Will bear bn'the-u'pper side'and'one will JEROME "J1" MANCHESTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fiveents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

